She's not even attacking the whole of hip-hop, just saying that she doesn't agree with the focus on material possessions that come up on some songs by some hip-hop artists. That's not the same as racism. Lots of hip-hop artists have complained about that exact same thing, and conspicuous consumption has been a target of popular culture plenty of times.

There's plenty of legitimate racism out there. Don't cheapen it by squinting until you can misinterpret it into some element of popular culture. It's a disservice to victims of real racism.

Langston:She's not even attacking the whole of hip-hop, just saying that she doesn't agree with the focus on material possessions that come up on some songs by some hip-hop artists. That's not the same as racism. Lots of hip-hop artists have complained about that exact same thing, and conspicuous consumption has been a target of popular culture plenty of times.

There's plenty of legitimate racism out there. Don't cheapen it by squinting until you can misinterpret it into some element of popular culture. It's a disservice to victims of real racism.

My girlfriend dragged me to her concert in Seattle a couple weeks ago. I had no idea who she was (and someone "forgot" to mention that she was 16). Anyway, this chick is incredible live. She might be the next BFD.

As for Veronica Bayetti Flores, your blog sucks but you are cordially invited to lick the salt off my yambag.

Nasty rumours are doing the rounds that Lorde is not her given name and that she's somehow connected with Major Labe. I hope it's not true, my microwave oven still reeks of burned Born To Die - The Paradise Edition vinyl

"'While I love a good critique of wealth accumulation and inequity, this song is not one; in fact, it is deeply racist,' wrote Bayetti Flores. 'Because we all know who she's thinking when we're talking gold teeth, Cristal (champagne) and Maybachs. So why s*** on black folks? Why s*** on rappers?'"

I think it's more racist to assume that all black rappers are in the "gold teeth and Cristal" set.

LewDux:Nasty rumours are doing the rounds that Lorde is not her given name and that she's somehow connected with Major Labe. I hope it's not true, my microwave oven still reeks of burned Born To Die - The Paradise Edition vinyl

go listen to "A world alone" then go listen to rihanna's song "Stay" tell me what you think

Snapper Carr:"'While I love a good critique of wealth accumulation and inequity, this song is not one; in fact, it is deeply racist,' wrote Bayetti Flores. 'Because we all know who she's thinking when we're talking gold teeth, Cristal (champagne) and Maybachs. So why s*** on black folks? Why s*** on rappers?'"

I think it's more racist to assume that all black rappers are in the "gold teeth and Cristal" set.

Honestly the only rappers I've seen in theast few eyes with gold teeth are white dudes. Paul Mall, Bubba Sparks, Riff Raff, etc...

Black_Lazerus:LewDux: Nasty rumours are doing the rounds that Lorde is not her given name and that she's somehow connected with Major Labe. I hope it's not true, my microwave oven still reeks of burned Born To Die - The Paradise Edition vinyl

go listen to "A world alone" then go listen to rihanna's song "Stay" tell me what you think

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom:Snapper Carr: "'While I love a good critique of wealth accumulation and inequity, this song is not one; in fact, it is deeply racist,' wrote Bayetti Flores. 'Because we all know who she's thinking when we're talking gold teeth, Cristal (champagne) and Maybachs. So why s*** on black folks? Why s*** on rappers?'"

I think it's more racist to assume that all black rappers are in the "gold teeth and Cristal" set.

Honestly the only rappers I've seen in theast few eyes with gold teeth are white dudes. Paul Mall, Bubba Sparks, Riff Raff, etc...

When I hear the song I think of the Karadashian's, Hiltons, bling rappers and the mindless rejects that gobble up all that media.I hear Lorde saying we don't care because it means nothing.

It is an offence in New Zealand to have a sexual connection with a person under the age of 16. It is a defence if due diligence had been undertaken by the defendant to ascertain the victim's age, had reasonable grounds to believe the victim was aged 16 or over and consent was given. Further it is an offence for a person to have a sexual connection with a person under the age of 18 if the defendant is in a guardianship role (parent, stepparent, foster parent, guardian, uncle, aunt or other members of extended family, whanau or other power or authority or responsibility for care or upbringing).

FYI-The sexual abuse of boys of any age, including rape, by adult women was fully legal in New Zealand until around 2007. This is despite New Zealand having been party to international conventions against the exploitation of children since the 1980s. In 2003, swimming instructor Stacey Margaret Friel, 21, was reported to have had sex with a 13-year-old boy but faced no charges at the time due to the lack of laws against sexual abuse of boys by women. Since the loophole in the laws was closed there have been a number of cases of women being prosecuted for sexual abuse of young boys, including most recently a women who gave birth to the child of an 11 year old boy whom she had allegedly raped

But every thread's likeShutdown, Scar Jo, kiddos on an airplaneWe don't careWe're not tipping going anywhere

When I was fifteen, sixteen, when I really started to post on message boards, I definitely wanted to become a troll. It was almost impossible, because the dream was so big. I didn't see any chance because I was living in shiatville, I was studying. And when finally I broke away from school and became a troll, I thought, "well, now I may have a little bit of a chance," because all I really wanted to do was troll. And not only insult, but annoy. At the time, in shiatville, in '05, they had already interwebs. So I would take my computer, go to the boards, and view about 50, 60 topics. I think I had about 12-13 posts. I would partially sleep in my chair because I didn't want to leave, and I lived for almost a year on hot pockets my mother brought me. In the beginning, I wanted to do a series of generic troll posts that pretty much anyone else could come up with. And I said, "wait a second. I've seen this post hundreds of times before in some variation or another, why don't I use it?" And I didn't have any idea what to do so I used my computer as a toilet for my thoughts. I knew I was onto something, but I didn't know what the impact would be.

Troy McClure:She's attacking the songs that have dominated the top 40 for the past ten years. It's not racist when that's the music she's grown up with.

Bingo. The article makes a fuss about the fact that she's referencing hip hop songs specifically. Of course she is - she's 16. She and her friends grew up listening to hip hop; her song is about the disconnect between the music they like and their real lives. End of story.

The whole album is full of great hooks. I don't think there's been a new artist with such a distinctive voice in mainstream pop music in years.

But every thread's likeShutdown, Scar Jo, kiddos on an airplaneWe don't careWe're not tipping going anywhere

When I was fifteen, sixteen, when I really started to post on message boards, I definitely wanted to become a troll. It was almost impossible, because the dream was so big. I didn't see any chance because I was living in shiatville, I was studying. And when finally I broke away from school and became a troll, I thought, "well, now I may have a little bit of a chance," because all I really wanted to do was troll. And not only insult, but annoy. At the time, in shiatville, in '05, they had already interwebs. So I would take my computer, go to the boards, and view about 50, 60 topics. I think I had about 12-13 posts. I would partially sleep in my chair because I didn't want to leave, and I lived for almost a year on hot pockets my mother brought me. In the beginning, I wanted to do a series of generic troll posts that pretty much anyone else could come up with. And I said, "wait a second. I've seen this post hundreds of times before in some variation or another, why don't I use it?" And I didn't have any idea what to do so I used my computer as a toilet for my thoughts. I knew I was onto something, but I didn't know what the impact would be.

Obscure Login:Song - We can't afford the material items that major musical artists discuss in their songs and most likely never will but we still try to have a good time.

Veronica Bayetti Flores - Racist.

Me - *facepalm*

And we're done. I find it amusing that the author claiming racism equated "anti-materialism" to "anti-African-Americanism", because by doing so she, herself, unconsciously demonstrated her bias, that "only blah folks want Kristal and bling, and since she's against Kristal and bling, well, she's against blah people."

hooligan sidekick:Troy McClure: She's attacking the songs that have dominated the top 40 for the past ten years. It's not racist when that's the music she's grown up with.

Bingo. The article makes a fuss about the fact that she's referencing hip hop songs specifically. Of course she is - she's 16. She and her friends grew up listening to hip hop; her song is about the disconnect between the music they like and their real lives. End of story.

The whole album is full of great hooks. I don't think there's been a new artist with such a distinctive voice in mainstream pop music in years.